Pivot support and retainer for automobile-hoods



nutren stares FRED GABRIELV scozzAEQ/ivfi."

patear ori-*ica for GroUvEaNEUR.iiiiiiv YORK.

rivoT SUPPORT `invii RETAINER roR 'AUTOMOBILE-limone" To all 'w hom t may conce/m:

vBe it known that I, FRED G. SoozZAFAvA,

a citizen of the United States, residing at- Gouverneur, in the county of St.l Lawrence and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pivot Supports and Retainers for Automobile-1 Hoods, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to motorrvehicles and more .particularly'to a means for connecting the hood in position on the vehiclebody.

Considerable difficulty has heretofore been experienced 4with the manipulation of vehicle hoods, owing to the fact that when .the'hood is in a raisedposition for permit- Y ting access to the engine or the like, the

same is liablel to become misplaced'by a slight jar or wind. 'To overcome this some j .manufacturers have been contemplating the usel ofreleasable or permanent fastening devices for holding the `hoods in position.

While these devices, to some extent prevented the accidental displacement ofv the.

hood when in a raised position, the nature of `thesame prevents the easy removal of the entire hood, when desired. These objections combined with the fact that the devices are rather expensive and comparatively hard to yincorporate with motor vehicles prevented the approval thereof by the public.

" Itis therefore aprime object of this in-V f ventionito providev an improved" device for against displacement when the hoodis in a partially' open position.l

` provide an improved; retaining device for,

ina .closed or partially closed position, the vhood being heldagainst accidental displace` ment by the weight of the hood wings. The device is also constructed as to permit the ready removal of the hood, when both of the-v vehicle hoods. inwhich accidental 'displacement of the hood: is absolutely prevented from the vehicle body when the wings vare wings YJthereof are yinza fully raisedand Open position. v i Y -V with .existing r-vehicles fr or 'in'co orated therewith at the time of their manu actu-re.

Specification of Letters Patent.

A further 'object' o f-the invention' is to these Patented iuiy 5,1921.

Application filed July 2'?,` 1920. Serial N0. 399,269;

'Y 'A still further object of the invention isM to provide an improved device forfdetachably receivingvv the terminals ofv thefcentral position as above eXplained,which is durvablea'nd efficient in use, one Vthat is simple-` and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed upon the market ata `relatively low cost.

Other objects of the invention will appear hood iod to hold the same against accidental displacement when the wings are in a raised in the following idetaileddescription, taken I' in connection with the drawings forming a part of this specification, in which drawings:

Figurel isa fragmentary detail perspective :view of a motor vehicle showingthe improved device applied thereto, one of the wings of the hood being shownina raised position. y

Fig; 2 is ai fragmentary transverse crosssection through a motor vehicle hood showing the wings thereof in alowered or closed position andV illustrating the' position of the hood rod Vwhen the wings'v are'fin their lowi ered or closed position. l s

` Fig. 3 isf` a similar view, v showing the wings in Atheir raised or' elevated position and showing the positionl of the hood rod, when the wings are in this position, whereby the rod can be easily removed from theretaining device, and p Fig. 4 is a'fragmentary top lan view of a hood of a motor4 vehicle showing the same Vattached bysaid'retaining devic es. V s

Referring Ytol thejfdrawingsin 'detail,

'wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several'views the letter 'A generally indicates a-'motor vehicle of the ordinary or any preferred type vand B the improved retaining device vfor the hood C. Y f y The motory vehicle A includes the usual radiatori) andcowl E. VAsV clearly shown in Fig. 4@ of the drawing the radiator D and cowlE are providedwith the retaining de-` lvices B for vreception of the hoodfC,-and devices are Yso arranged, that the same will bein direct alinement.

ter and as shown the samein'cludes a pair of positioned longitudinally arrangedI upper rod?. As is usua'L-the terminalsl of the rod 7 extend in front of theedges ofthe hood C.

The hood may bfe'of any desired characs 'side wings' and 6, which. are hingedly conl, nected 'together by means'ofthe centrally `A.- still further object ofthe invention is i to provide an improved retaining device formotor hoods which can be readily associatediio The radiator'D'and' the cowlE 'are probe in direct y r is shown each one of the pair or retaining 1 flanges 8, toi' the reception of the edges of the hood C and the central sections of these flanges 8 are slotted or notched, as 'at 9, for a purpose, which will hereinafter more fully appear. rllie retaining devices are used in pairs and one ot the saine is secured to the flange 8 carried by the radiator D, while the other is secured to the flange 8 carried by the cowl l@ 'and as stated the retaining devices are ai' 'anged in direct alinement,l @wing to the fact that motor vehicles are generally constructed along` stream lines, the retaining devices may or may not horizontal alinenient.

devices B includes a body 10, which is provided with; oppositely directing outwardly extending otherwise secured as at 12 to the 'flanges 8 formed on the radiator D and the cowl ll. rl`he body 10 includes a. lower. arcuate guide wall l2, one end wall 18, and a substantially semi-circular top wall lll. The top wall 14 is connected to one ot the side wings 11 by means or' an extension 15. As shown the topwall 1e wholly or partially houses the lower wall 12 and terminates short of the other side,wing 11. As clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the `drawing the top wall 14C terminates slightly at one side of the vertical center of the body 10. The top. walls 14 of reo dilv yco weight thereof will hold the retaining devices B form hooi/rs, for retaining' the terminals of the rod 7 in place against accidental displacement, while theV lower arcuate wall 12 formsV a guide for facilitating the positioning oi the terminals of the rod in the housing. The space between the side wing 11 and the free terminal of the top wall 14; forms a neck orentrance 16 for the reception ot the terminal of thc rod 7 into the body. y

When the retaining devices B are placed in position, the top oi' uppei' walls 14 thereof the flanges 8 of Vthe radiator D and the cowl and are so arranged, that the open ends oit the retaining devices will be facing onek another.

[is clearly shown in Fig. e ot the drawing, the wings 5 and 6 ci the hoodv C elle notched, ateach end thereof, to permit of thorod 7 to y engage in the housing or body 10.

ln operation of the improved retaining device, the'wings 5 and 6 of the hood C are raised in a position, shown in Fig. 8 ot' the drawing and the, terminals of the rod 7 are then inserted through the entrance oi' neck 16y into the housing or body 10. The terminals ol the rodl will be guided therein by the arcuate lower wall 12', Nhen the wings 5 and 5 are placed in their closed position the the rod in engagement with the upper hook shaped wallltl and prevent the ydisengagement ol the rodi wings 11, which are riveted or vried l by the incense hook shaped upper wall 11i and removed from the retaining devices.

l! 1* u n l? rom the roregoing description, it can be seen that an improved retaining device has been provided foi' motor vehicles, which is ofa simple and durable construction 'and which will permit of the easy and convenient association oit' hoods with vin otor vehicle bodies and will pi'eventaccidental displacement ot the liood from position, when one oi the wings is in a raised position or partially raised position.

Changes in details may be made without deiiiai'ting from the. spirit oi' scope of this invention, but what l. claim as new is,

l. ln a motor vehicle, the combination with a stationaryretaining member including an upper rest wall, of Ya movable hood including a body and a rod,'the rodbeing normally held in engagement withY the rest wall 'bythe weight of the hood body, and a lower guide wall' connected at one endl with the rest wall and arranged for guiding the vrod toward and from the Irest wall.

2. linea motor vehicle, thel combination with a pair ot spaced retaining members Veach including a substantially hook shaped automobile hood and means carhood arranged to. engage said spacedretaining members, said means being adapted to be held in engagement with said hook shapedV walls, by the weight of said hood whereby accidental displacementl of the hood is prevented. i i

wall., of an 3. ln a motor vehicle, the combination with a pair of spaced stationary retaining members each member including a substantially hook shaped upper wall, and a reduced neck entrance, of a hood including a longitudinally extending rod, the terminals of the rod being' adapted to engage Vsaid retaining members and be held in engagement with said book shaped upper walls by the weight of said hood. y

4t. ln a motor vehicle, the combination with a pair of spaced stationaryl retaining members, each including 'an upper hooli' shaped retaining wall, and a lower arcuate guide wall, oi" a hood including a pair of pivotally connected wings anda retaining rod the terminals of the rod being' adapted to engage said retainingmembers and nor- -mally rest in said hook shaped upper walls.

members, each including an upper substantially hook shaped wall and a lower arcuate guide wall, means connecting one end of said hook shaped upper wall with the lower guide wall, the free end of upper wall terminating short of the other end of the guide wall, of a hood including a pair of hingedly connecting the wings together, the terminals of the rod being yadapted to engage said retaining members and normally rest in engagement with said hook shaped upper walls, the lower walls having means for guiding the terminals of the rod into and out of operative position with said hook shaped upper walls.

6. The combination with a motor vehicle including a radiator and cowl, the radiator and cowl having inwardly extending flanges provided with central notched portions, of a pair of retaining members each including side wings and a central body, the bodies being disposed in said notched portions,

said hook shaped.

connected wings, a rodv means for securing the wings to saidflanges, l

the bodies each including an arcuate lower wall and an upper Substantially hook shaped retaining wall, of a hood including a palr e shaped upper walls, the lower arcuate walls i forming guiding means for the rod.

7. As a new article oi manufacture, a hood retaining member comprising a central disposed body and a pairofoutwardly extending attaching lugs, the body including a lower arcuate wall,an vupper substantially semi-circular wall and an end retaining wall,

the upper semi-circular wall and the lower arcuate wall being connected together at one end, the free end of the semi-circular wall terminating at a point adjacent to the cen# tral portion of the arcuate wall andat a point spaced from one end thereof.

`FRED GABRIEL SCOZZAFAVA. f 

